Crime Rates at Bodkins Close, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4TS

Bodkins Close area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bodkins Close (ME17 4TS) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bodkins Close (ME17 4TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acorn Place, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clare Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.